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Calderdale College is the largest provider of further education (post-16) courses and work-based learning (Apprenticeships) and the sole provider of higher education awards in Calderdale, a Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire.

Key Facts

Calderdale College engages around 4,500 learners from sites across Calderdale. Our main campus is at Francis Street, Halifax but we also deliver building, construction skills at North Halifax Skills Centre and motor vehicle and engineering at our Motivate Centre. At Ryburn High School we have a Construction Academy, and in Brighouse we have the Mark Riley Hair Academy. In addition we also teach construction courses in Huddersfield. We are the sole provider of higher education courses in the borough. Recent highlights and successes include:

• Ofsted Report on Calderdale College April 2014 Outstanding success rates for most 16-19 students, Outstanding outcomes for apprentices, Skills for Employment – Teaching provides students with the skills needed for employment, Highly Responsive to Employers

• Our success rates are in the top 15% of colleges in the country (2013)

• Our 16-18 apprenticeship success rates are in the top 10% of colleges in the country

• Ofsted Report on Calderdale College March 2011 “Good with outstanding features”.

• In 2012 the College was awarded the Warwick Centre for Education and Industry, Excellence in Enterprise Education (CEI) accolade.

• Motivate, a centre for engineering and motor vehicle work opened in February 2014
and a new brickworks opened autumn 2013

• The New £8million Inspire Centre opened in September 2011

• In 2013 the Technology Centre was opened at a cost of £6m.

• Cuisine 1893, a state of the art professional cookery kitchen opened in January 2014

• Calderdale Training, the College's services to business arm, works with over 750 companies across the region.

• In 2013 over 200 of our students progressed onto higher education.

• Education partner with Halifax RLFC & we work with FC Halifax Town and Pro-Coach (the training arm of Yorkshire CCC)

Calderdale College is the ESF fund holder for the £40m Skills Enhancement Fund and £38m Workplace Learning programme across the north of England. Projects delivered have supported: Over 42,000 employed individuals across Yorkshire & Humber in accessing accredited qualifications and over 6,000 employers across Yorkshire & Humber in skills training.

• In 2013 the College was awarded the Calderdale & Kirklees Quality Standard in Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance for providing excellent careers support to its learners.

• In September 2011 the College was nominated for an Outstanding Entrepreneurship in Learning and Skills TES Award.
• Calderdale College is one of only three colleges in the Yorkshire and Humber region to win an Enterprising FE (Efe) Outstanding Enterprise Case Study award.

• Calderdale College has been awarded the prestigious Training Quality Standard (TQS).

• Calderdale College has been awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Order of Distinction in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2011.

• In 2011 the College was awarded Investors in Diversity.

Calderdale College engages around 4,500 learners from sites across Calderdale. Our main campus is at Francis Street, Halifax but we also deliver building, construction skills at North Halifax Skills Centre and motor vehicle and engineering at our Motivate Centre. At Ryburn High School we have a Construction Academy, and in Brighouse we have the Mark Riley Hair Academy. In addition we also teach construction courses in Huddersfield. We are the sole provider of higher education courses in the borough. Recent highlights and successes include: